Well, at first, my first reaction was a love-to hate one. But he's more complicated than he looks and there are far darker forces in Deadwood than he is. Which I like, though it did rob me of my Snidely Whiplash experience. Does everyone know BET has started running The Wire? The expletives get cut, which makes at least one scene I love deeply into mime(Because it was totally just two detectives saying "Fuck." and "Motherfucker" with...every conceivable inflection and understanding each other perfectly.) I happened to see a commercial with Idris Elba playing a romantic lead in a movie. Hope it is better than his last one. Still blown away that he's a UK-er. His American accent is perfect. Apparently, drug dealers used to stop him on the street and confide in him all the time.

I think you two are fooling yourselves. Al's a child-murderer capable of killing anyone at any time if it gives him an advantage. His growing sense of community and restraint is admirable and his charisma is undeniable, but if you knew Al in real life, you'd be wise to keep yourself at considerable remove.

I've heard that BET's run of The Wire is mostly uncut, just dubbed over the "shit"s and "fuck"s and blurred over the nipples.

I hear ya, Corwood, but an McShane is so dang attractive that it clouds my judgment. He's one of those guys that many women go gaga over and men say "Really? But..he's old, and not in great shape and not gorgeous and, and and...." Almost every actress in the series who has spoken on commentaries mentions how sexy he is.

But, yeah, Al is not a safe person to get close to. He is capapble of generous acts, but not on a predictable basis.

Well, that's true. Swergin is compelling as hell, and there is a soft part, but decent?(shrugs) Al is the anti-Sobatka. He does *right* things for *wrong* reasons.

He's one of those guys that many women go gaga over and men say "Really? But..he's old, and not in great shape and not gorgeous and, and and...."

Oh, I get that. I love his take on Swearingen so much that even I would make out with him.

I love his take on Swearingen so much that even I would make out with him.

And that makes me want to make out with YOU.

wrod. But I've also said I'd bend Corwood over a patrol car and have my way with him. What? I'd be gentle...make that shit special. (I'd do something with McShane, too, but that's a mixed metaphor, huh) But, do not repeat my mistake, after a few drinks and tell that to your friend the sex-abuse survivor and Simon virgin. Cause you may mean "I love you, man" but you will get back a world of "?!" I think she still worries about me, actually.

And that makes me want to make out with YOU.

Woo!

But I've also said I'd bend Corwood over a patrol car and have my way with him. What? I'd be gentle...make that shit special.

Double woo!

But, you know, now that you said you'd snog McShane you can't wear your pink shirt in here anymore.